| job growth at a standstill in many major sectors | | | | they’re helping to increase enrollment in |
| of the economy like construction, home building, | | | | these colleges and trade schools. How, you ask? |
| manufacturing and mortgage lending, many people | | | | Well, when an education related business such as |
| of all ages are switching career paths, or at least | | | | a college, university or trade school does a direct |
| contemplating doing so. Some are looking to | | | | mail, print or TV campaign, or when |
| re-invent themselves and their skills by finishing | | | | they’re hosting an open house, lecture or |
| their bachelor’s, earning a masters, or | | | | exhibit, a lot of calls need to be answered. |
| maybe getting a degree or certificate from an | | | | Telephone calls overflow during regular office |
| accredited college in a specialized field such as | | | | hours, after hours, late at night, on weekends, |
| search engine optimization, web design, or a | | | | and even sometimes during holidays. With an |
| medical science. Four-year colleges, universities, | | | | education answering service you get phone |
| community colleges, trade schools and business | | | | coverage whenever you need it; on a part-time |
| schools, as well-as continuing education programs, | | | | or full-time basis. Using an education answering |
| are flooding local communities with advertising | | | | service is cost effective and costs less than |
| that's drawing disillusioned and often | | | | adding on staff. There are no payroll taxes and |
| under-employed prospective students to | | | | benefits to be paid; you pay just for the |
| orientation and admissions meetings. Schools are | | | | professional service they provide. A live operator |
| flooding mailboxes with recruiting information. | | | | of an education answering service is well-trained |
| Public transportation systems are plastered with | | | | and ready to help callers promptly and |
| creative advertising. Radio and television ads | | | | professionally. They can handle a variety of tasks: |
| encourage everyone within earshot to start their | | | | operators give out accurate information, schedule |
| degree program, pick up where they left off, and | | | | appointments for the admissions department, |
| transfer exisiting credits to their school. Continuing | | | | take and place important messages for other |
| Education programs encourage dreams of new | | | | staff members or departments, and more. |
| careers, following hearts' desires, and getting back | | | | Helping callers when they need help is as |
| inside the classroom. | | | | important in an educational environment as it is in |
| All the advertising directed at prospective | | | | any business. With an education answering |
| students will generate hundreds or thousands of | | | | service, your outside operators almost become |
| extra calls to a college switchboard and | | | | part of your staff. The big difference between |
| admissions office. Hundreds of extra man-hours | | | | on-site operators and your education answering |
| are required to field queries and answer questions, | | | | service is the time and cost savings. They work |
| and admissions representatives need an effective, | | | | when you usually don’t. And with an |
| affordable method of communicating with | | | | education answering service there’s the |
| applicants and would-be students. Colleges, | | | | constant live, voice response interaction with your |
| universities and trade schools are getting the | | | | callers. As good as an e-mail is, it can’t |
| extra phone coverage they need by adding an | | | | say "hello," and "how may I help you?" in a |
| education answering service. As a result, | | | | friendly tone. |